General Info

Top New York Personal Injury Attorney Anthony H. Gair is a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason,Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, which was founded by his father, Harry A. Gair in 1919. Mr. Gair joined the firm in 1980, and specializes in preparing and trying New York personal injury cases including construction accidents, defective products, medical malpractice and automobile accidents. He has also tried numerous cases against the City of New York, one of which involved the City's failure to erect and place proper barriers on Rockaway Turnpike, a case which resulted in a multi-million dollar jury verdict. While he is well regarded as one of New York City's most respected personal injury attorneys, Mr. Gair also enjoys a national reputation in the area of civil rights litigation in connection with police misconduct. One of his most notable cases in this area of law is his heading up the team that represented the Diallo family for the wrongful death of their son Amadou, who was shot 19 times by members of the New York City Police Department's Street Crimes Unit-a case that was extensively covered by the national media. He is also nationally recognized in the field of products liability litigation and in the representation of individuals severely injured in construction accidents and has lectured extensively on this area.